Sailing disaster YouTube Videos
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PREVENTING CATAMARAN CORROSION: Essential Repairs & Upgrades
Getting our aluminum sailing catamaran back on the water is no small task! From maintenance and repairs to essential upgrades, there's a long list of jobs to tackle. In this video, we take you through everything that needs to be done before we can set sail...
CORROSION ON ALUMINUM CATAMARAN – How Bad Is It?
Corrosion is a major concern for aluminum boats. In this video, we share the corrosion issues we’ve faced on our performance cruising catamaran, Jupiter², and how we’re tackling them. Learn about different types of corrosion, prevention methods, and w...
ALUMINUM BOAT CORROSION: Causes, Prevention, and Fixes – EP200
Aluminum boats are tough, but corrosion can be a real problem if you don’t take the right precautions. In this video, we break down the different types of corrosion that affect aluminum boats—galvanic, electrolytic, and crevice corrosion—and show you...
Huge yacht runs aground…
A big 54ft yacht runs aground in the channel in the cook islands!
Sailing the Infamous Whale Cay Cut to Top 10 Most Beautiful Beach – Ep. 227
Embark on a thrilling journey with us as we navigate through the treacherous waters of the infamous Whale Cay Cut aboard our sailboat. Witness the breathtaking beauty of one of the world's top 10 most stunning beaches as we finally reach our destination. E...
We reached 300k subscribers! Thank you all for watching!
As we reached 300k on YouTube, we celebrate by letting Louis Anderson, former New Zealand rugby league international, to send me flying off our dive board! SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran, which Colin rebuilt with friends and has sta...
Arriving in the Bahamas on our Sailboat: Cold Surprise | Sailing Zephyr – Ep. 225
Embark on an unforgettable sailboat voyage with us as we set sail for the Bahamas, meticulously planning our route around weather windows to ensure a smooth journey. Despite our meticulous preparations, we were taken by surprise upon our arrival – the Ba...
SHOCKING MOMENT HUGE YACHT RUNS AGROUND ON A REEF 😲👀 – (Episode 245)
We sail to Aitutaki in the Cook Islands when disaster strikes. Our buddy boat which is a 54ft Bavaria gets stuck on a reef after we were told that the channel entering the harbour had a depth of 3 meters... SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 cata...
The CRAZIEST place I have EVER TAKEN MY BOAT! – (Episode 239)
In this episode we sail from the Tuamotu islands to Makatea island, which only has 3 mooring balls outside of it. All of them were taken but the local guide says that we can tie up to the dinghy dock. I calculate that we will have 1 foot of clearance betwe...
Is He Really Leaving Me…..? Sailing Zakynthos, Greece • S4:Ep8
Join us in this nail-biter of a sailing episode where tensions rise for us on the island of Zakynthos, where Murphy's law "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong." hits us in full swing!! Thanks for watching, please be sure to like, subscribe, share thi...
Preparing for ABANDON SHIP in the PACIFIC OCEAN – (Part 4)
Here is the link to Part 1 if you want to start from the beginning! https://youtu.be/DgcYmH9s7Lg This week we enter the dreaded doldrums, where it is just one squall after another for days on end. But we get serious about what it would mean to have to ab...
3000 mile Pacific Crossing Off To a Shaky Start… (Part 1)
Welcome to part 1 of our Pacific crossing series! We finally set sail across the largest ocean in the world from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and sail 3000 miles to the Marquesas islands, in French Poynesia. But we get off to a very rough start for one of the ...
The day before disaster. Sailing into Atlantic City New Jersey. POV. SVEV 60.
In this video I show my strategy while sailing into East coast of the USA ports on the North Atlantic. Then at 3am disaster strikes..
It never rains but it pours! Solving one problem after another on our tiny sailboat home
It never rains but it pours! We have one little disaster after another onboard Hot Chocolate, but we've learnt to weather the storms that living this life inevitably brings, and everything comes out rainbows in the end! Find out more.... How To Run Away...